Entrepreneurship

News about Entrepreneurship, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 19, 2015

Creative entrepreneurs who have been successful using crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter to fund their projects often do not consider tax implications of money they receive; Internal Revenue Service considers these entrepreneurs small businesses, and will tax them accordingly. MORE

Mar. 5, 2015

The Upshot; many cities around the country are trying to rebrand themselves as newest high-tech innovation hub, but only those that feature a special mix of factors, like a good research university or cross-industry collaborations, are likely to compete with Silicon Valley. MORE

Feb. 14, 2015

European tech entrepreneurs are adapting to a marketplace dominated by their vastly overfunded American competitors by focusing on niche or local markets. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Federal Aviation Administration, in response to request from entrepreneur Bigelow Aerospace, says it will ensure that American companies do not interfere with one another on moon or elsewhere in space; move, while it does not grant ownership over portions of moon or violate 1967 Outer Space Treaty, provides framework for future business operations in space. MORE

Feb. 9, 2015

Vietnam's high-tech industry is booming, but some analysts are concerned that new and pending government regulations, which dictate how businesses must be run, may hurt growth and entrepreneurship. MORE

Jan. 31, 2015

Teenage achievers gather at Madrid conference on European youth in business; speakers like 15-year-old Jordan Casey from Ireland offer pep talks to young and business-minded facing possible hurdles. MORE

Dec. 28, 2014

Chip Tate, founder and president of Balcones artisanal distillery in Waco, Tex, found investment capital to expand successful business, but after unusual dispute with new investors, he was forced out of company; strange situation has put whiskey aficionados, distillers and potential investors on alert. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Some start-ups are moving away from traditional office spaces, holding that spaces like residential townhouses foster more creative thinking. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

You're the Boss blog; interview with Daniel Fine, founder and chief executive of Glass-U, who discusses how he got started in entrepreneurship. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Hundreds of Balkan entrepreneurs have begun tech start-ups, turning poor, formerly communist part of Europe into center for Internet-based innovation; obstacles to taking their businesses global, however, include competition from other European start-up destinations, lack of government incentives and little business experience. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Many entrepreneurs have decided that business plans take too long to write and become outdated too quickly and opt to skip the plan, which they consider an old economy relic; trend is especially true in world of technology start-ups. MORE

Nov. 27, 2014

Mobile businesses are on the rise across the United States as entrepreneurs embrace lower overhead and freedom to change locations; trend, which began with food trucks, now encompasses mobile clothing boutiques and jewelers; average start-up cost for such businesses is around $20,000 to $30,000. MORE

Nov. 23, 2014

Stacia Carr, co-founder of online video startup Vidnex, is among small business owners benefiting from Spanish law that grants business visas to foreign entrepreneurs; measure is part of Spain's effort to revamp domestic business amid recession, and offers start-ups a tempting alternative to hyper-saturated environment of Silicon Valley. MORE

Nov. 16, 2014

Adam Davidson article highlights company Weird Stuff, which has thrived by acquiring goods from technology start-ups that fail; says company is a reminder that innovation, by necessity, is inextricably linked with failure. MORE

Nov. 9, 2014

Failure has become a badge of honor among some Silicon Valley start-ups, as entrepreneurs publicly trumpet how they have faced adversity head-on; sentiment has emerged steadily in an industry where an estimated 70 to 80 percent of venture-backed start-ups do not deliver their projected return on investment. MORE

Sep. 18, 2014

Alibaba has generously handed out stock to all levels of workers, creating a wealth diaspora rarely seen in China. MORE

Aug. 24, 2014

Claire Cain Miler It's the Economy column notes that rise of number of start-up on-demand delivery services has investors wondering whether idea will work this time around, or fail as it did spectacularly in early 2000s. MORE

Aug. 19, 2014

Soaring costs of professional conferences have prompted striving entrepreneurs to crash business conferences in attempt to network without having to pay fees. MORE

Jul. 19, 2014

Thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and job-seekers are flocking to Washington and Colorado with hopes of capitalizing on legal marijuana industry; business is booming, with sales expected to rise to $2.6 billion this year, but risks remain high as well; many enthusiasts have found themselves caught up in red tape, waiting lists, lack of capital and outright fraud. MORE

Jul. 3, 2014

Start-up nondisclosure agreements have long been falling by the wayside, as swift action trumps legal shields in Silicon Valley; guidelines to consider are presented, and apply when engaging not just investors, but also manufacturers, partners and even customers. MORE

Jun. 22, 2014

Peter Semple, who started clothing label Golden Axe London with his brother Richard Semple, is part of a new breed of male clothing designers, tech-savvy entrepreneurs with passion for fashion; idea behind their designs is to create comfortable clothing that looks nice and fits well. MORE

Jun. 18, 2014

Pres Obama acts as a pitchman for entrepreneurs, fielding questions from group of small-business owners in an attempt to highlight creative ways to bolster manufacturing; comes as administration announces program that helps provide entrepreneurs access to more than $5 billion in advanced manufacturing equipment. MORE

Jun. 14, 2014

What can go wrong in turning a bold idea into a business? A start-up company’s creative team counts the speed bumps. MORE

Jun. 9, 2014

May. 17, 2014

Business ventures between younger and older partners are defying persistent stereotypes about battles over jobs in shaky economy; different skill sets among multigenerational individuals are proving to have merit, often revealing themselves as secrets to success of businesses. MORE

Apr. 17, 2014

Detroit offers some powerful advantages for entrepreneurs as it is an urban area filled with empty buildings and an underused labor force; city also poses daunting challenges; crime is a constant problem, city cannot afford to repair its aging infrastructure and banks are not eager to work with businesses in such a troubled location. MORE

Apr. 14, 2014

Seattle entrepreneur Richard Barton, by producing and investing in successful start-ups like Expedia, Zillow and Glassdoor, has in words of venture capitalists 'created something from nothing'; he is staunch believer in opportunities afforded by giving consumers access to data that did not exist before or were closely guarded by professionals. MORE

Apr. 13, 2014

As investment money continues to pour into Silicon Valley, start-ups already flush with cash are being given sizable additional rounds of venture capital. MORE

Apr. 13, 2014

Claire Martin Prototype column examines development of start-up Pure Fix Cycles, which has created line of bicycles that glow in the dark; notes that by getting managerial help, company's young founders were able to turn their focus toward innovation. MORE

Mar. 30, 2014

Editorial asserts that Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rules for protecting investors in crowdfunding ventures are inadequate; says under proposed rules, investors risk ending up with next to nothing after investing in promising venture. MORE

Mar. 25, 2014

Many Greeks, with scant opportunities in demolished private sector and unemployment at record 28 percent, are starting businesses; more than 41,000 new companies were formed in Greece in 2013; business incubators and shared work spaces have sprung up in cities to accommodate start-ups. MORE

Mar. 25, 2014

Kimberly Palmer essay shares story of how, as a busy working mother, she used knowledge gained from years of personal finance reporting to create illustrated money planners and a new source of income. MORE

Mar. 24, 2014

Harlem Biospace, new business incubator focused on biotechnology, will provide start-up lab space in renovated former confectionery research lab on West 127th Street in Harlem, near City College and Columbia University; incubator represents new investment in a neighborhood that has for decades struggled to restore its former economic and social vitality. MORE

Mar. 23, 2014

Growing number of French innovators and entrepreneurs are abandoning their native country and starting anew in foreign cities like London; cite stifling regulation and taxes, as well as fatalistic cultural attitudes that inhibit risk-taking; exodus comes at difficult moment for France, following five years of low-to-stagnant growth and a climbing unemployment rate. MORE

Mar. 20, 2014

Growing number of start-ups and entrepreneurs are focusing on the pet industry, spurred on by rising incomes, widespread pet ownership, and increasingly generous treatment of animals by their owners. MORE

Mar. 16, 2014

Santa Monica and Venice, two beachfront communities in Los Angeles, are attracting Internet start-up founders for whom fund-raising and socializing are all but interchangeable; area has become so popular it has been nicknamed Silicon Beach. MORE

Mar. 13, 2014

One Million Cups, two-year program that supports start-up entrepreneurs, has found success as new chapters pop up in cities across country; program, run by local entrepreneurs, is administered by an affiliate of the Kauffman Foundation, and was the brainchild of Nate Olson and Cameron Cushman. MORE

Mar. 13, 2014

Study published by the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom finds that a growing cohort of retirees are starting business, with 20 percent of all new business in 2013 created by entrepreneurs ages 50 to 59, and 15 percent created by those 60 and over; while retirees often use personal savings to fund new businesses, there are a variety of other sensible options available for financing. MORE

Feb. 20, 2014

New generation of beauty bloggers is managing to parlay their social-media success into entrepreneurship. MORE

Feb. 9, 2014

Jenna Wortham Bits column observes that for entrepreneurs, an overlooked target market may open broader doors to success; contends that only a slice of Silicon Valley is aware of the overlooked audiences. MORE

Feb. 8, 2014

Retiring column; many Americans at what is normally retirement age are choosing to start their own small businesses, looking to leverage skills and experience into entrepreneurial endeavors. MORE

Jan. 20, 2014

Richard Robinson has spent more than a dozen years in Beijing, where he has mainly focused on mobile Internet and gaming. MORE

Jan. 16, 2014

Advertising column; ad agencies are coping with restlessness amid ranks by helping workers achieve entrepreneurial goals while remaining on job; they add side projects to tap spare creative energy of employees. MORE

Jan. 6, 2014

Irish officials are using grants and tax breaks to help small start-ups find room among big tech companies like Google and Facebook that employ thousands in Dublin; Ireland's fledgling firms received about $65 million venture capital investment in first nine months of 2013, down 28 percent from year-earlier period and less than tenth of what rivals in Britain secured. MORE

Dec. 31, 2013

Banks in 16 developing countries where credit ratings are rare are using a psychometric test developed at Harvard to help lending to more than 70,000 small-business owners; multiple-choice credit score test is way to measure traits of trustworthy entrepreneurs. MORE

Dec. 31, 2013

Sample questions from the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab’s psychometric test, which helps banks decide whether to lend money in developing countries to small entrepreneurs.. MORE

Dec. 30, 2013

In a nation with a reputation as a tough place to do business, American tech entrepreneurs are importing the Silicon Valley mind-set. MORE

Dec. 29, 2013

Boris Titov, Russia's presidential commissioner for entrepreneurs' rights, is carefully speaking up for them as Kremlin officials hope for improved climate for small business; only 7 percent of Russians are engaged in entrepreneurial activity, as many hurdles remain in spite of Pres Vladimir V Putin's economic agenda to fight corruption and ease way for business. MORE

Dec. 26, 2013

Signs of entrepreneurial comeback in Japan are still new and tentative, but analysts and investors report that hundreds of new Internet and technology-related companies have sprung up in last two to three years; they are creating ecosystem of incubators and so-called accelerator new venture investment funds; MORE